Son of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge Part Second, which fills the remaining pages of the book, contains genealogical data respecting these eighty-six grandchildren and their descendants, many lines being carried to the eighth generation. Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. 7-Aug-1684 Maritie Terhune b. In addition to an extensive correspondence the officers have arranged and held fifteen Rallies ; five in New York state, six in New Jersey, two in Ohio, one in Illinois, and one in Washington, D. C. At all of these the objects in view have been explained, and at some of them important papers have been read on special lines of family history, involving much research. Family members linked to this person will appear here. 4 states that Aelbert Stevense was installed as elder for the west side 25 July 1686. There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. The vessel proved staunch, the sailors faithful, and in the end the anticipated harbor came into view. He was a grandson of William Roe Van Voorhis of Fishkill Village, New York, who had been a major of the 149th New York State Infantry in the War of 1812. Oops, something didn't work. 26-Feb-1699, d. before 9-Nov-1782 Rachel Alberts Van Voorhees+ b. Though Elias W. Van Voorhis was a Lif e Member of the New York Historical Society, to which he donated copies of his books, its recordsdo not contain any recognition of his work, nor was any resolution of appreciation adopted at the time of his death. He owned much land and appears in many transfers of property. In 1673 the Amersfoort or Flatlands Town records were destroyed by fire, wiping out much evidence of prior land transfers, and making the tracing of early land titles very difficult. Albert Coerten was meyer of the manor Voorhees around 1640, and from 1650 conjointly with his elder son Coert Albertse, born about 1595. The translation of this in English terms is Quarterly, 1st and 4th gules-a tower d'or (of gold) opened of the field. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. It was in New Amersfoort that Steven Coerten, on his arrival in the new world, proposed to make his home. About 342 B.C. Shortly before this other families, especially those living in central New Jersey, had accepted the abreviated name, Voorhees. Y., a letter which contains a few statements in addition to those in the book itself. In 1536, the heirs of the Burgundian dynasty that had gained the supremacy in the Netherlands and had in 1486 for the first time called the meeting of a constitutional body, the Lords States General, obtained from the bishopric of Utrecht the supremacy over the landof Drenthe. 641. rhees, Albert Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Grietja Van Voorhees Stevenkonin, Kiers, Kierz, Kiersen, Ja Jan 7 1652 - Ruinen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, Nov 20 1735 - Flatbush, Kings County, Province of New York. New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. 1835 WILLIAM Tuscaragas C., 0. Rev William Schenck his Ancestors and his Descedants Coer t Stevense Van Voorhees The Van Voorhees family Vol 1 The F irst Four Generations by Albert Stokes His birth was dete rmined by the ship passenger list. The prevailing mode of writing it now, however, is Voorhees, without the prefix 'Van,' such being the spelling used in the counties [5] of New Jersey, except Bergen where it is almost universally written Voorhis without the 'Van.' No one member of the family could hope to do all the work unaided, much less to bear the entire cost of publication. John Megapolensis organized the people of the three villages of Amersfoort, Midwout and Breukelen into a collegiate church. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Antie Eldertse (Van Voorhees), in the third generation from Steven Coerten, had married Hans Bergen, and many facts respecting her ancestry and relationships were printed in a footnote on pages 138-40 of the enlarged edition. The field of the shield was quartered and tinctured and blazoned most nobly ; Two quarters emblazoned with oak trees, and two were with castles resplendent, Noting a union of lines of equal position and standing. Leave a message for others who see this profile. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Y . Albert Stevense van Voorhees; born circa 1654 at Drenthe, Netherlands; married first Helletje Reiniers Wizzelpenning daughter of Reynier Wizzelpenning and Jannetje Snedeker, 24 Apr 1681 at Ref. m. Catrina Van Duyn. It bears the signatures of five men, "all natives of the land of Drenten," who were therefore competent to testify in the case, since Jan Elten's parents had lived in the village of Zwigel in that province. There can be little doubt that Elder Steven Coerten was buried in the old church. 1.] On May 19, 1729, he bought of John Waldron two lots of woodland in Flatbush, " lying in the 2d Keuters division, known as lots Nos. Steven Coerten died on February 16. He never married. Let each one take as a motto and a strong incentive to duty The words on the scroll of our scutcheon, so dear to the heart of our fathers, And say, as we go forth to labor, each in his calling appointed, VIRTUS CA.STEX.LUM MEUM, Virtue's my Castle or Fortress. b. ALBERT VOORHEES and NELLIE of Lamington, Somerset County, N. J. Ralph S. Voorhees, LL.B . Albert had 5 siblings: Lucas Stevense van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Stephense Van Voorhees and 3 other siblings. 1703-1796 Marretje Van Voorhees: Abt. The church was newly organized and feeble, and as yet without a stated place of worship, but he and his family were ready to join if and thus add to its strength. Thanks for your help! He described the lands in the New World, and the crops they would bear. Maria Jean Pratt Hopper, The Hopper Family Genealogy, Descendants of Andries Willemszen Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam 1651-1658, The First Six Generations (Montvale, N.J.: M.J.P. 1581. Not until 1598 did Jan's son and successor, William Louis, stadtholder of Drenthe, Groningen, and Friesland, secularize the Drenthe property of the former orders, which had moved out of the county during the Reformation period. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. A n elder brother, Barker Van Voorhis, served as an ensign throughout the Civil War, and an elder 1 2 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK sister, Sarah A., married John C. Brintnall of New York City. Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 "fom Amersfort." Willemeijntie; father: Albert Albertsz. The author, Elias William Van Voorhis, bore the name of his father who had been a successful business man in New York City. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Albert Van Voorhees (154682295)? On July 23, 1716, he bought of William Couenhoven 7 acres of land in the town of Flatlands. It was decided to organize a VA N VOORHEES ASSOCIATION, to elect temporary Officers, and a general Committee to work out a plan of procedure. Vanvoorhees, Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees, Merghen Stevense Vanvoorhees, Marchien Stevense Vanvoorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Van Voorhe Circa 1729 - Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA. From that village as a center, one trail led southwestwardly toward Gravesend and beyond to the Narrows near Fort Hamilton, and northeastwardly to the East River at Newtown Creek, corresponding generally to the present Kings Highway ; the other led northwestwardly in the general direction of the present Flatbush Avenue toward what is now downtown Brooklyn, and southeastwardly a short distance tothe "Shell Banks" at Mill Island on the shores of Jamaica Bay. The vessel was deemed seaworthy, and those who took passage were expected to endure many limitations, and to enjoy only such comforts as Dutch vessels of the period afforded. 1505 Died: abt. T H E GENEALOGICAL CHART An}' member who furnishes sufficient information to fully link himself to our common ancestor may have a Chart showing graphically his ancestral line and containing much information respecting his ancestors. 1677-1770 Neeltje Van Voorhees: Abt. The peculiar and characteristic supreme court of Drenthe existed through all the ages, ancient, middle, and modern, until 1795, the end of the Dutch Republic. Those who have wrought to complete this work hereby express sincere thanks for all the assistance accorded them. Hence we may believe that about the first of June De Bonte Kou sailed proudly into the lower bay, past Sandy STEVE N COERTEN'S MIGRATIO N 21 Hoek, with Coney Eylandt to the right ; then throughthe Narrows, and the inner harbor until she came to anchor off the southern tip of Manhattan. Some of the third generation sought homes in the Hudson valley along the Fishkill, others in New Jersey, principally in Passaic, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties. He was born circa 1654 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol. n Voorhis, Coerte Stevensen Van Voorhies Van Voorhies, Lucas Stevense (Lucas Steven /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voor 1635 - Voor Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Holland, Steven (Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Willempje (Sebring/seubering/ Suerboring/) Seubering. Albert Lucassen Van Voorhees. [9] [10] He took his oath of allegiance in September 1687 as Coert Stevense Van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. The interest of all members of the Van Voorhees Family, however they spell their names, is confidently anticipated. The correctness of Mr. De Boer's findings have been affirmed in general by J. Some attention has also been paid to family migrations, and to variant spellings of the name. Names with the preposition thoe are very few in the Netherlands now.Instances are those of Van Harinxma thoe Sloten, Van Begma thoe Kingma, and Van Wageningen thoe Dekema, all Friesian noble families. It now seems that the name Van Voorhees was first used by relatives in the home land when addressing letters to those in America, as will be noted when these letters are quoted in another chapter. Midwout, as shown on the accompanying map, was centrally located, and was therefore se'ected as the place of residence of the ministers who served the churches of the section. He was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. The castles were evidently the insignia of the male line. Hopper, 2005), page 13, no. Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees 1650-1713. These civil divisions continued for eighteen years. 1672-1702: Claudia Jurkiewicz: Private O'Connor, Joseph Charles Private: Emma E. Kabe: September 21, 1881 WFT Est. During the intervening forty-five years two generations have come upon the scene, the lives of whom are as worthy of record as were the lives of their ancestors. No doubt he received many letters during the four years of his life subsequent to the publication of the Genealogy. The field of the shield was quartered and tinctured and blazoned most nobly ; Two quarters emblazoned with oak trees, and two were with castles resplendent, Noting a union of lines of equal position and standing. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. All are ready to watch the work of weighing anchor, hoisting sails, and easing the vessel out into the channel. In 1584, when the Dutch Republic was formed under the sovereignty of the Lords States General, William the Silent, Prince of Orange, became supreme commander of the army and navy of the republic and also executive or stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Gelderland. The rate was 36 guilders for each adult, but what reduction was made for small children is not stated. So one beautiful June morning they made their way to the ferry, were rowed across the East River, and at the ferry house found conveyance that took themup the hill to the little hamlet of Breukelen, and so on through Midwout until the plains of New Amersfoort greeted their eyes. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Albert appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands in 1683. He left a will datd August 25, 1677 of which no copy is extant. V > van Voorhees > Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees, Categories: New Netherland Settlers | New Netherland Project-Managed | New Netherland Settlers Project Needs Church Records, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. vense Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Altje Stevense Ryder (born Van Steven Coert Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). This Indian currency has been found as far north as Hudson Bay and Alaska. He took the oath of allegience in Sep 1687. Gesbrechtje; parents: Klaas Jansz Romeijn, Stijntjen Alberts; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephens. This error we hope to avoid. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Info from GENEALOGY of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY in America or the Descendants of Steven Corte Van Voorhees of New York City New York and London G.P. Gen. 995 Name(Coert),Byr,pla,Spouse,MD,Dyr-Family Group Sheet of Joseph W Wilson with varifications from __ar Book of Holland Society of New York,1926-25-26-27 pg 249,208;___ of Am. Twenty-nine, including a servant from Meppel, were from Drente, four from Gelderland and one from Zeeland. It frequently happened that descendants of younger sons of an armorial family, after several generations, forgot the arms of their ancestors, and adopted their own designs. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. On 31 Jul 1681 they sponsor at the same church for the son of Jan Clemente and Maria Bogert. Make sure that the file is a photo. He married Elena Vander Schure in 1693 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. Wife of Albert Albertse Terhune, Jr ], ["New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," Vol. 3 (2007): 12:75. All was duly completed before the day of departure. I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families, Vol I&II, by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; A20843-8 D 11 Am pub M Vol1 p.16 B 14 A 71. Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. KINDLY PRESERVE THIS FOLDERSTEVEN COERTE VAN VOORHEES and His Descendants in America Any one who has examined even casually the genealogy compiled by Elias W. Van Voorhis, and entitled "TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMILY " must have been impressed by the vitality of this family that has entered so widely into the life of our country. Rev William Schenck his Ancestors and his Descedants Coert Stevense Van Voorhees The Van Voorhees family Vol 1 The First Four Generations by Albert Stokes His birth was determined by the ship passenger list. Twenty-five years later, in 1650, Cornelius Van Tienhoven, Secretary of the Colony, published a pamphlet intended to encourage families to migrate thither. Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands 1702 The earliest settlement was made near an open area that, following the English occupation in 1664, was named Flatlands. There is but one Van Voorhees family in this country, for all are descendants of Steven Coerten-from the manor of Voorhees in Drente. He must have been born about 1495. Ann Voorhees who married Benjamin Hyde. Year should not be greater than current year. The first signer was designated in the document as "the Worshipfull Steven Coerten, 79 years old," and the last, his son, as "Coert Stevensen, 42 years old." . WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. It should be borne in mind, however, that in a genealogy all who are in the same numerical generation were not necessarily contemporaries. The minutes of this court are contained in the Ordcl Bocck, or ordeal book or book of sentences. In the "robur," the oak of the Romans, was seen manly courage or virtue. The Friesians prevail in western 'By Calvin I . In 1664, he was a magistrate of what is now Flatlands [4] and founder of the Dutch Reformed Church in present-day Flatlands, Brooklyn . Ancestral File Numbers: Z7GL-NT, GHQ8-12, Z03P-52, 1G68-QSG. His son Jan thoe Hees, born circa 1525, appears in the court records in the years 1558, 1573, and from 1575 to 1578. While Mr. Van Voorhis succeeded in tracing many of these to the ninth, and some to the tenth generation, he was aware of many omissions and not a few errors. For the accomplishment and fulfillment hereof the parties on either side, each in his capacity, pledge their persons and property, nothing excepted, in subjection to all laws and judges.Thus done and executed in Midwout upon Long Island, in presence of Witnesses hereunto invited. Capt. Soon Schreyers Hoek comes into view with its "Tower of Tears," erected in 1569, where friends and relatives of sailors and passengers were accustomed to gather, and, with much weeping, join in solemn farewells. 12, No. Item, It is further my will that my loving wife Femmetje shall have all my goods and chattels, rights and credits for and during her natural life, and im- mediately after my loving wife's decease I give all my goods and chattels, rights and credits, to my eleven chil- dren above named, unto them and each of their heirs, and in equal proportions, except my eldest son Stephen shall have twenty shillings over and above his equal share with the rest of my above-named children, for his birthright. [C. Harvey, "Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, NY," pg. 1667-1687 WFT Est. In the records of Dikninge Abbey it was spelled Avres or Overees, and we have the further suggestion that it "may be allied to the family name Avres, Overcs, and Verhees, which occur." This account has been disabled. The original church was octagonal in form, which in the Netherlands signified a free church. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. s, Wessell Vanvoorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhee Circa 1728 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. There was a problem getting your location. In the process of Anglicizing Dutch names we find one reason for variant spellings. Children by Aeltje: Coert Stephense Van Voorhees b. ca. Brother of Lucas Stevense van Voorhees; Jan Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees); Aeltje Stevense van Voorhees; Jannetje Stevense van Voorhees and 2 others; Albert Van Voorhees and Abraham Stevense Vanvoorhees less She was baptized at the New Amsterdam Dutch Church 10 April 1644,[4] daughter of Gerrit Wolfertse Cowenhoven/Van Kouwenhoven and Altje Cool. NEW AMERSFOORT Some historians hold that New Amersfoort was the earliest white settlement on Long Island. Christianity was brought first to the inhabitants of the present Netherlands about A.D. 696, when the bishopric of Utrecht was founded. I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. Elias William Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, or The Descendants of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands, L.I. Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016; Book Title: The Bergen family : or the descendants of Hans Hansen Bergen, one of the early settlers of New York. Ethnologically, the present kingdom of the Netherlands is divisible into three sections, inhabited by the Friesians, Franks, and Saxons respectively. 1640 Wessel Stevensz Van Voorhees b. Hendrickje married Albert Albertse Terhune in Flatlands, New York, in 1675 when she was 20 years old. He was Captain of the Milit ia in 1689. This simple form of organization continued until the English occupation in 1664. The original subscription list, preserved among the papers of the Flatlands Church, shows that Steven Coerten's widow contributed f. 18, Coert Stevensen for himself and his son Albert f. 48, Lucas Stevensen f.30, and that the total was florins 556. 1, page 52 (1996). T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 3 World, which commenced April 15, 1660. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:54. By 1636 Indian chiefs had been induced to deed away the patrimony of their people. 2-Apr-1678, d. circa 1680 Annetie Terhune b. Y STATE AN D CHURC H O N LON G ISLAND 1 ML- CH attention has been given to the early settlements on Long Island, and several comprehensive works are available. https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg. Then came his daughter Hendrickje, and her husband, Jan Kiers, eagerly seeking a place where youthful energy might find suitable opportunity for initiative. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Al l that had appeared in the earlier work respecting the Van Voorhees family, and much in addition, is found in the later book. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The will of Jan Kiersens of the town of Flattlands in Kings County on Nassau Island (Long Island) was dated 4 August 1705 and probated 3 September 1705. It was not easy to give up a home and life in which the family had known much of happiness. 9 and 10.". Only noble families possessed them. (from the Documentary History of N.Y., vol. Learn more about merges. Our ancestors came, they tell us, in the year sixteen hundred and sixty, And the vessel that brought him and his, the fair Bontekoe was christened. Coert van Voorhees - article on Wikepediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coert_van_Voorhees. Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Coerte Stevense Van Voorhees, b. The perils of the long voyage were well understood, but the call to adventure could not be denied. ", Evans, Thomas Grier. A system error has occurred. The compilers of such a work would be greatly aided by having access to the sources of information available to Mr. Van Voorhis, such as family Bibles and wills, and his personal correspondence. Coert Stevense (Van Voorhees) 1 man, 1 woman, 3 children, 2 slaves. Since first to these shores came the name two centuriesand more must be reckoned. The Council responded promptly, voting on June 7 the sum 24 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK of 250 guilders. He represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. He was shortly after his arrival made a deacon of the Church at Flatlands, and also a magistrate of the town-facts which to my mind go to prove that he was a man pretty well off in this world's goods, but was also above the majority of his fellow townsmen in culture and education. He sometimes signed his name as Coert Stevensen van Ruinen. New Amersfoort was on the site of an ancient Indian village, called Kaskachague, at the crossing of two ancient Indian trails. Fish with varifications from Cond.Gen.of Van Voorhees Families pg 5;Hist.Handbook of Van Voorhees Family pg 30-37;N.Y. K 2c pg 374-381,391,B5F13 pg 10-15;Abridged Comp. Half brother of Lucas Stevense van Voorhees; Jan Stevense Van Voorhees; Elder Albert Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees); Aeltje Stevense van Voorhees and 3 others; Jannetje Stevense van Voorhees; Albert Van Voorhees and Abraham Stevense Vanvoorhees less. Germichje; parents: Albert Albertsz, Hendrickje Stephens. II 1708-1728), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1893), page 29. VII , page 128, in the session held at Anloe eight days after Saint Magnus in 1604, as having died a short time earlier, leaving orphan children. An inducement, in addition to the evenness of the land, reminiscent of the fatherland, and its bordering on that body of inland water now known as Jamaica.Bay, also reminiscent of the Zuider Zee, was the fact that land tenure was fairly certain, and there were opportunities to purchase meadow and pasture lands, and also a home and a business. Breukelen was settled in 1637, Gravesend in 1645, Bought (Bushwick) in 1648,Midwout in 1652, and New Utrecht in 1657.

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